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**Schools should adhere to guidelines available from the Office of Film and Literature Classification regarding how films should be chosen and used in schools.**


 * **Text Title** || **Creator/Producer/Director** || **Comment** ||
 * Pan's Labyrinth ||  || [|Film Ed] ||
 * Gattaca ||  ||   ||
 * Rabbit Proof Fence || Philip Noyce || Works well with 'Sorry Day' material to support ||
 * Shallow Grave ||  ||   ||
 * Life is Beautiful ||  ||   ||
 * The Truman Show ||  ||   ||
 * Hotel Rwanda ||  || [|Film Ed] ||
 * The Pianist ||  ||   ||
 * The Constant Gardener ||  || [|Film Studies] ||
 * The Shawshank Redemption ||  ||   ||
 * Road to Perdition ||  ||   ||
 * Amelie ||  ||   ||
 * Sleepy Hollow ||  ||   ||
 * Edward Scissorhands ||  ||   ||
 * Ray ||  ||   ||
 * Donnie Brasco ||  ||   ||
 * Crash ||  ||   ||
 * Talented Mr Ripley ||  ||   ||
 * Last Samurai ||  ||   ||
 * A Time To Kill ||  ||   ||
 * Unforgiven ||  ||   ||
 * The Green Mile ||  ||   ||
 * The Matrix ||  ||   ||
 * Sixth Sense ||  ||   ||
 * End of the Golden Weather ||  ||   ||
 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ||  ||   ||
 * Tsotsi ||  || [|Teach It UK] ||
 * The Long Walk Home ||  ||   ||
 * O Brother, Where Art Thou? ||  || [|Artemis] ||
 * American beauty ||  ||   ||
 * Saving Private Ryan ||  ||   ||
 * Memento ||  ||   ||
 * Moulin Rouge ||  ||   ||
 * In the Name of the Father ||  ||   ||
 * Joy No ||  ||   ||
 * There's something aboutMary ||  ||   ||
 * Save the last dance ||  ||   ||
 * She's the man ||  ||   ||
 * Out of the blue ||  ||   ||
 * The kite runner ||  ||   ||
 * Freedom writers ||  ||   ||
 * Gran Torino ||  ||   ||
 * The hurricane ||  ||   ||
 * The dark knight ||  ||   ||
 * Gattaca ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * The Truman Show ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * The Pianist ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Schindler's List ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * ^  ||^   || [|Book Rags] ||
 * Crash ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * One Flew ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Over the Cuckoo's Nest ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * ^  ||^   || [|Schmoop] ||
 * In My Father's Den ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * In the Name of the Father ||  || Because of them and their astonishment with the film, I learn something new every year – hence the reason I keep presenting it to them. They are well-read, often political, and have a world experiences so are able to bring a lot to their appreciation of the text ||
 * Mona ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Lisa Smile ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Mississippi Burning ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Dead Man Walking ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Road to Perdition ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * ^  ||^   || [|TES UK] ||
 * American Beauty ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * Strictly Ballroom ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * The Hurricane ||  || recommended in examiners' reports ||
 * A Beautiful Mind ||  || I have found “A Beautiful Mind” to work successfully at 12/13 Merit/Excellence. ||
 * ^  ||^   || [|Book Rags] ||
 * Precious ||  || I’ve been following the discussions on texts with interest. I’ve noticed that a number of the texts people are asking about are very dark – depressing, violent or from the horror genre. I vividly remember the nightmares I suffered after my Year 10 (4th Form in those days!) teacher had us study disasters/apocalyptic texts for a term. I strongly believe that we have a responsibility to offer texts that offer hope and a message that the world is a survivable place – we don’t know what is going through the minds of a lot of the teenagers we have in front of us, or their circumstances. I haven’t read Precious, but I certainly would not have students study the film. ||
 * ^  ||^   || i taught PRECIOUS - a very very challenging film for year 12 - but littered with perspectives and techniques and opportunity for students to bring their p.o.v... and it looks like it has come back with a 100% pass - can not ask for more. ||
 * V for Vendetta ||  || Is great for less able students, as well as bright students. ||
 * The Last King of Scotland ||  || “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”. ||
 * Schindler's List ||  || It led to lots of discussion about using a corrupt system for good and the idea of redemption. ||
 * Bloody Sunday ||  ||   ||
 * Revolutionary Road ||  ||   ||
 * The Reader ||  || A strong Year 12 group would manage this I suspect. ||
 * Shutter Island ||  || New release and just wonderful. ||
 * Children of Men ||  || Absolutely fantastic film for Year 12 or 13. It is an R16 – we sent a letter home before teaching it and made sure all students were 16. ||
 * Once Were Warriors ||  ||   ||
 * Minority Report ||  ||   ||
 * When we were Kings ||  ||   ||
 * Atonement ||  ||   ||
 * Platoon ||  || As it slammed the idea that in war the first thing to die is innocence and beauty. ||
 * Lord of the Flies ||  ||   ||
 * Stand by Me ||  ||   ||
 * Into the Wild || Sean Penn || Themes of the identity and family relationships. Students really engage with this film. ||
 * **Visual Texts - Teachers will need to check the Censor’s rating for the following texts to ensure they follow the law. This web address will help:** ||
 * **www.** **Censorship.govt.nz/DDA/Pages/Screens/DDA/DecisionSearchCriteriaPage.aspx** ||
 * A Few Good Men ||  ||   ||
 * All Quiet on the Western Front ||  ||
 * Amistad ||  ||   ||
 * An Angel at My Table ||  ||   ||
 * Angela’s Ashes ||  ||   ||
 * Braveheart ||  ||   ||
 * Bright Star ||  ||   ||
 * Children of Men ||  ||   ||
 * Citizen Kane ||  ||   ||
 * Desert Flower ||  ||   ||
 * District 9 ||  ||   ||
 * Doubt ||  ||   ||
 * Eight Mile ||  ||   ||
 * Erin Brokovich ||  ||   ||
 * Everything is Illuminated ||  ||
 * Full Metal Jacket ||  ||   ||
 * Good Will Hunting ||  ||   ||
 * Hamlet ||  ||   ||
 * Lars and the Real Girl ||  ||   ||
 * Life is Beautiful ||  ||   ||
 * Made in Dagenham ||  ||   ||
 * Malcolm X ||  ||   ||
 * Million Dollar Baby ||  ||   ||
 * Motorcycle Diaries ||  ||   ||
 * No 2 ||  ||   ||
 * Rebel Without a Cause ||  ||   ||
 * Redemption ||  ||   ||
 * Richard III ||  ||   ||
 * Run Lola, Run ||  ||   ||
 * Schindler’s List ||  ||   ||
 * Shakespeare in Love ||  ||   ||
 * Sione’s Wedding ||  ||   ||
 * Sleepy Hollow ||  ||   ||
 * Sometimes in April ||  ||   ||
 * The Bourne Identity ||  ||   ||
 * The Cider House Rules ||  ||   ||
 * The Counterfeiters ||  ||   ||
 * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ||  ||
 * The Deer Hunter ||  ||   ||
 * The Help ||  ||   ||
 * The Killing Fields ||  ||   ||
 * The Navigator ||  ||   ||
 * The Queen ||  ||   ||
 * The Social Network ||  ||   ||
 * Touching the Void ||  ||   ||
 * Winter’s Bone ||  ||   ||
 * The Killing Fields ||  ||   ||
 * The Navigator ||  ||   ||
 * The Queen ||  ||   ||
 * The Social Network ||  ||   ||
 * Touching the Void ||  ||   ||
 * Winter’s Bone ||  ||   ||

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